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15 Mike Brown 7/10 Aggressive and spiky as usual – just as Eddie Jones would have wanted – and his usual superb self under the high ball. Very solid

14 Anthony Watson 6/10 Can look so dangerous with space in front of him but seems to lack confidence. No lack of effort and looked for work away from his wing

13 Jonathan Joseph 5/10 Struggled to affect the game in first half but worked hard and snuffed out a Scottish chance with great tackle. Elliot Daly will have watched with interest

12 Owen Farrell 6/10 Back where it began in 2012 – at inside-centre in Scotland – and played well enough with ball in hand but lacks Manu Tuilagi’s impact. Average kicking

11 Jack Nowell 8/10 Took his try expertly and lovely chip and chase forced the five-metre scrum from which Kruis scored the opener to reward early pressure

10 George Ford 6/10 Kicked and passed competently without ever looking like setting the game alight. Lack of physicality exposed in close-quarter skirmishes

9 Danny Care 7/10 Quick throw from early lineout in own half almost led to trouble but varied the tempo of England’s play well without nailing place down

1 Joe Marler 6/10 Penalised at an early scrum for pulling down but played full part as the set piece soon settled. Busy in the loose and tackled well

2 Dylan Hartley (capt) 8/10 Bar drop at restart captain did not let Eddie Jones down. Scrum and lineout struggled at World Cup but not here, perhaps thanks to Hartley Even rubbed along with the referee.

3 Dan Cole 7/10 Penalised at ruck early in second half to epitomise England’s infuriating habit of turning promising positions into Scottish possession

4 Joe Launchbury 6/10 Not his busiest game but the Wasp never stopped trying and doing his work in the loose disrupting Scottish possession and putting in the hits

5 George Kruis 7/10 Took full advantage of his Saracens team-mate Billy Vunipola’s great work from the base to score from second phase after five-metre scrum.A powerful presence.

6 Chris Robshaw 7/10 Gave away penalty straight after first try and performed with No6 on his back exactly as he did when captain at No7 – constant understated effort

7 James Haskell 6/10 George Smith’s openside recommendation rightly carries weight but this performance will have left Matt Kvesic hoping to get a chance soon

8 Billy Vunipola 9/10 Had the wit to release the ball quickly from base of the scrum, mostly, and the brawn to carry gaggles of Scotsmen when making ground